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Losillasaurus giganteus
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Losillasaurus giganteus

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Losillasaurus (meaning "Losilla lizard") is a genus of turiasaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic and possibly Early Cretaceous (Kimmeridgian-?Berriasian) of southeastern Spain. The type species, Losillasaurus giganteus, was discovered in the Villar del Arzobispo Formation in Valencia, and formally described by Casanovas, Santafé, and Sanz in 2001. The holotype material is from a subadult and includes part of a skull; complete cervical, dorsal, sacral, and caudal vertebrae as well as several fragments; skeletal elements from the limbs including a humerus, ulna, radius, and metacarpa

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Parent taxon
Saurischia
Image
Húmer, radi i ulna de Losillasaurus giganteus, Museu de Ciències Naturals de València.JPG
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taxon name
Losillasaurus
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Losillasaurus
time period
Late Jurassic
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Il losillasauro (Losillasaurus giganteus) è un dinosauro erbivoro appartenente ai sauropodi. Visse tra il Giurassico superiore e il Cretaceo inferiore (Titoniano/Berriasiano, 150-140 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Spagna.

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